Improvement in retainers for springs of wrist-coverings



T'. F. OLIPHANT}. Retainers for Springs of Wrist-Coverings Patented April 14,1874.

UNITE STATES PATENT Drrrcn.

THEODORE F. oLrPHANr, or PHILADELPHIA, rENNsYLvANm.

IMPaQVEME NT IN RETAINER-S FOR SPRINGS 0F WRIST-COVERI'NGS.

Specification forming pait of Letters Patent No. 149,784, dated April 14 1874*; application filed June 21, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE F. OLI- PHANT, of the city and county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improved Retainer for Springs of Wrist-Coverings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the nature thereof, sufficient to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to fully understand, make, and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings making part of this specification, inwhich Figure 1 is a face View of the wrist portion of a glove, cuff, or similar covering for the wrist, having my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an inside view of a portion thereof. Fig. 3 is an end view thereof. Figs. 4 and 5 are .perspective views of detached parts.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

This invention relatesto the wrist portion of gloves, cuffs, pulse-warmers, and similar coverings or articles applicable to the human wrist, wherein springs are employed for keepin g the said article closed and confined on the wrist; and the invention consists in means for retaining the ends of the springs so that they cannot work laterally or protrude through the material of which the covering is constructed.

It also consists in the retainers for the springs, constructed to permit stitching of fur or edging over the retainers, and prevent gaps in the said stitching.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the wrist portion of a glove or a pulse-warmer, cuff, or similar covering for the wrist, within which covering or article of wrist wear is in closed a number of coiled springs for bringing together the ends of the article and causing it to embrace the wrist and hold thereon, as is well known. The ends of the springs are greatly liable to work through the material of which the article is constructed, and, thereby protruding, are injurious to the wearer, and consequently objectionable. In order to prevent this defect, I employ a retainer, B, which consists of two parts, 0 D. One part, 0, is constructed of a flat piece of metal, which is bent at a, and constitutes somewhat of a clasp, as shown in Fig. 4. Slots E E are formed in the part 0, and extend longitudinally near the sides thereof in both portions of the part 0,

. which are formed by bending, as stated. The

part D consists of a plate from whose sides project angularly two or more prongs, F F, which are adapted to enter the slots E E of the part 0.

. The operation is as follows: The springs in the wrist-coveringA being of the right length and properly applied, the part 0 of the retainer is slipped over the end of the covering so as to cover the end of one of the springs, said end coming up against the benda of the part 0. The part D is now applied to the part 0, and the prongs F passed through the outside portion of the part 0, thence through v the fabric or material of which the covering A is constructed, and finally through the inside portion of the part 0. The prongs are now bent or clinched 011 the part 0 and the retainer is fixed in position.-

It will be observed that the part 0 is firmly held in place by the part D, and the end of the spring is confined by both parts 0 Dthat is to say, the end of the spring has a bearing against the bend of the part 0, whereby protrusion thereof through the fabric or material 0 is entirely prevented. But in usage the spring may work itself laterally from the part G, and thus reach the material, where- This is,

by the protrusion will soon occur. however, overcome by the part D, whose pron gs, passing through the slots of part 0, not only serve to secure the part 0 to the fabric or material, but also embrace the spring near its end, whereby lateral movement thereof is prevented, and said end may be said to be metalbound. One of these retainers is placed at each end of each spring, so that both ends are effectually prevented from protruding through the fabric or being displaced laterally. When the article A is worn upon the wrist one end laps over the other, as shown in Fig. 3; and as it is elastic, it can be readily made to fit wrists of different sizes. Should the prongs F break, another part, D, is readily applied to the part 0, the latter remaining intact, and is preserved for further or continued use.

The article A may be finished with fur edging, or other suitable material, which is run around the edges of the article A and over the retainer 0 1). In order that said material may be properly stitched to the article A without leaving gaps at the length over said retainers, the latter are so constructed that the needle may be passed through the retainers. To this end the slots E are made wider than the thickness of the prongs F, whereby spaces 1) b are left between the adjacent portions of the parts 0 at points where the prongs of one part enter the slots of the other part.

It will be seen that stitches may be made through the spaces 1) b, and thus secure the fur or edging to the article A without leaving gaps of any extent in the stitching or sewing of said fur or edging, which gaps otherwise would be equal to the width of the retainers and be seriously objectionab1e,'owing to the liability of the fur or edging to catch and rip or tear away.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with a wrist-covering and its spring, of a metallic retaining device for resisting the end thrust of said spring, substantially as described.

2..lhe part D with prongs F, and part 0 with slots E, constructed to leave the spaces b b when the prongs are passed through the slots, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

THEODORE F. OLIPHANT.

Witnesses JOHN A. WrEDERsHEiM, MILLARD F. WALTON. 

